abduction
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And who would be harshing this hooligan’s buzz with a case of reform-minded abduction?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
The most straightforward, and successful, parts recount the 1836 abduction of a Mexican rancher’s wife named Camila by an Apache band led by the larger-than-life chieftain Mangas Coloradas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Nanos said the department is examining video from area homes of a car driving around the time of the abduction, but no vehicles have been linked to the crime at this point.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
The purpose of their visit and the exact circumstances of their abduction remain murky.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Eighteenth-century English and French scientists rejected the ample testimony as to the reality of meteorites, as we reject stories of alien abduction.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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